Emmanuel Bumunang

Postdoctoral Associate

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LethbridgeMember since July 3, 2026

Food safetyCharacterization of Shiga toxin producing E. coliIn vitro assessment of STEC colonizationBacteriophages as biocontrol agentsAerobic and anaerobic cultivationPlate culture methodsAseptic handlingSerial dilutionPlate washing and streakingComparative genomicsTranscriptomicsMicrobiome culturomicsWhole genome sequence analysisDNA extraction and sequencingBioinformatics and data analysisPCRBiofilm assaysSupervision and mentorshipVirologyBacteriologyMycologyEnvironmental MicrobiologyImmunologyGeneticsEcologyMolecular biologyood safety× Characterization of Shiga toxin producing E. coli× In vitro assessment of STEC colonization× Bacteriophages as biocontrol agents× Aerobic and anaerobic cultivation× Plate culture methods× Aseptic handling× Serial dilution× Plate washing and streaking× Comparative genomics× Transcriptomics× Microbiome culturomics× Whole genome sequence analysis× DNA extraction and sequencing× Bioinformatics and data analysis× PCR× Biofilm assays× Supervision and mentorship× Virology× Bacteriology× Mycology× Environmental Microbiology× Immunology× Genetics× Ecology× Molecular biology× Previous

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Food safetyCharacterization of Shiga toxin producing E. coliIn vitro assessment of STEC colonizationBacteriophages as biocontrol agentsAerobic and anaerobic cultivation

About

Managing a project titled the "STEC-host interaction": In vitro assessment of STEC colonization of porcine/bovine colon.

Experience

Postdoctoral Associate at University of Lethbridge (2025-04 – 2026-06)

Managing a project titled the "STEC-host interaction": In vitro assessment of STEC colonization of porcine/bovine colon.

Conducting a pilot study on the in vitro colonization of STEC O157 in bovine/porcine colonic samples.
Designing and optimizing protocols to effectively achieve this objective.
Conducting a peer review of the latest methods to achieve this objective.
Providing supervision and mentorship to a student involved in an independent study.
Provided supervision and mentorship to two summer students during the initial phase (April 2025-July 2025) of the STEC-host interaction project.

Research Assistant Microbiology and Animal Science at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge (2023-02 – 2025-02)

Managed the project "Development a bacterial-based product to inactivate the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) for practical use for animal feed".

Analyzed various environmental and rumen samples through aerobic and anaerobic cultivation to isolate potential DON-degraders.
Utilized plate culture methods, including aseptic handling, serial dilution, plate washing, and streaking, to isolate a single DON-degrading strain from a mixed consortium.
Utilized comparative genomics and transcriptomics to screen DON-degrading genes in the DON-degrading strain.
Involved in a rumen, nasopharyngeal microbiome culturomics project.
Utilized anaerobic cultivation in CO2 chambers and various selective media to isolate bacteria from the rumen and nasopharyngeal.
Focused on bovine respiratory diseases (BRDs) such as Mannheimia, Pasteurella, Mycoplasma and Histophilus.

Postdoctoral Associate at University of Lethbridge (2022-07 – 2023-07)

Involved in the whole genome sequence analysis of Shiga toxin producing E. coli project.

Contributed to the research lab as an active team member.
Attended and participated in research group meetings.
Published and disseminated original research results.

Postdoctoral Associate at University of Calgary (2020-09 – 2022-09)

Managed a project titled "Persistence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in Cattle and Association with Clinical Infections in the Same Geographic Region".

Planned, developed and conducted research activities involving the collection and analysis of samples (DNA extraction and sequencing).
Bioinformatics and data analysis of Escherichia coli O157 DNA samples.
Published and disseminated original research results.
Developed a fact sheet for the project "persistence of STEC in Cattle and association with clinical infections in the same geographic region".

Engineering and Scientific Support at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2020-01 – 2020-07)

Post graduate research assistant at North-West University South Africa (2013-01 – 2016-12)

Assisted lecturer with undergraduate practical sessions.
Assisted lecturer with undergraduate script correction.
Assisted lecturer during undergraduate class presentations on following topics: Immunology, Bacteriology, Virology.

Life science tutor at Technicol FET College Mafikeng (2012-01 – 2013-12)